Days Suspended

Type of Misconduct

Year

Status

Prosecutors Notified

Union Intervention

Honolulu Police Misconduct

2023-06-01: Failed to follow described motor vehicle pursuit policies. Failed to assess risks and terminate the pursuit. Conspired to conceal involvement in MVC.

Discharged.-day suspension
Arbitration
No
No
James Baik

2023-07-01: Failed to follow described motor vehicle pursuit policies. Failed to assess risks and terminate the pursuit. Conspired to conceal involvement in MVC.

Discharged.-day suspension
Arbitration
No
No

2023-08-01: While off duty fled the scene of MVC after colliding with parked vehicle. Operating vehicle with expired vehicle and no insurance. Submit falsified written statements.

Discharged.-day suspension
Pending grievance
No
No

2023-21: Tampering with a government record. Untruthful and falsified records when submitting

Discharged. Retired prior.-day suspension
Final
No
Yes
Mark Kutsy
2021-21

2023-26: Failed to notify supervisors and investigators that witness was alleging police involvement in MVC.

3-day suspension
Pending grievance
No
No

2022-007: Used excessive and/or unreasonable force while assisting with grabbing or restraining a detainee in an effort to remove the detainee‚ clothes without justification. Used excessive and/or unreasonable force when he struck the detainee without justification. Committed a criminal act when he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly caused bodily injury to the detainee without justification. Failed to intervene and take appropriate action upon witnessing the detainee being assaulted or subjected to unreasonable force by other officers. Submitted an incomplete report and was untruthful and/or falsified his police report. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Assault in the Second Degree

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes

2022-008: Used excessive and/or unreasonable force while assisting with grabbing or restraining a detainee in an effort to remove the detainee‚ clothes without justification. Used excessive and/or unreasonable force when he struck the detainee without justification. Committed a criminal act when he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly caused bodily injury to the detainee without justification. Failed to intervene and take appropriate action upon witnessing the detainee being assaulted or subjected to unreasonable force by other officers. Submitted an incomplete report and was untruthful and/or falsified his police report. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Assault in the Second Degree

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes
Judah Kekua

2022-011: Failed to lead and guide subordinates in conducting a proper investigation for a motor vehicle collision and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant incident that involved a HPD officer. Failed to submit a proper report for the investigation. *Officer retired prior to 1-day suspension.

*1 day-day suspension
Final
No
No

2022-012: Failed to lead and guide subordinates in conducting a proper investigation for a motor vehicle collision and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant incident that involved a HPD officer. Failed to submit a proper report for the investigation. *Officer retired prior to 1-day suspension.

*1 day-day suspension
Final
No
No

2022-015: Used excessive and/or unreasonable force when he pushed a handcuffed arrestee head first into a shelving unit and struck him in the face without justification. Committed a criminal act when he struck the arrestee’s face while the arrestee was handcuffed and caused the arrestee to sustain bodily injury. Submitted an incomplete report when he did not document the use of force and/or did not submit the appropriate form. Was untruthful and/or falsified his submitted report when he knowingly wrote a false statement about how the arrestee was injured. Was unprofessional and/or acted inappropriately when directing profanity toward the arrestee. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Assault in the Second Degree

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
No
Corey Morgan